Wikipedia:Requests for page protection

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Welcome—request protection of a page, file, or template here.

Before requesting, read the protection policy. Full protection is used to stop edit warring between multiple users or to prevent vandalism to high-risk templates; semi-protection and pending changes are usually used to prevent IP and new user vandalism (see the rough guide to semi-protection); and move protection is used to stop pagemove revert wars. Extended confirmed protection is used where semi-protection has proved insufficient (see the rough guide to extended confirmed protection) After a page has been protected, it is listed in the page history and logs with a short rationale, and the article is listed on Special:Protectedpages. In the case of full protection due to edit warring, admins should not revert to specific versions of the page, except to get rid of obvious vandalism. Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level Request protection Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level Request unprotection Request a specific edit to a protected page Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here Request edit

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Current requests for increase in protection level

Finnic peoples

• Finnic peoples (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Endless disruptive editing by an IP-hopper (deliberately adding incorrect material), edits that started again as soon as previous protection expired. - Tom | Thomas.W ^talk 14:49, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected.--Ymblanter (talk) 16:09, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

The Red Paintings

• The Red Paintings (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Temporary semi-protection: The Band on which the article is about tries repeatedly to correct the page without any source, but with "We are the band only this information is correct" and also performs editwars after their version was reverted. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:24, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

User(s) blocked.--Ymblanter (talk) 16:29, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Invasion of Poland

• Invasion of Poland (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – I am requesting semi protection because the article gets edited occasionally by unregistered ip addresses that try to distort the historical knowledge on the page and tries to delete parts of the page sometimes and adds unsourced material in place to what was there

. Jack90s15 (talk) 16:55, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens

• Visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism. Blocks don't help as the vandal just switches to another IP address. Twofortnights (talk) 17:06, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Binge (EP) and Rap Devil

• Binge (EP) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
• Rap Devil (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Semi-protection: High amount of IP vandalism, properly sourced credits keep being removed from both pages by "Eminem fans." 99.58.96.12 (talk) 17:46, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Current requests for reduction in protection level

Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin at their talk page. Post below only if you receive no reply.

• To find out the username of the admin who protected the page click on "history" at the top of the page, then click on "View logs for this page" which is under the title of the page. The protecting admin is the username in blue before the words "protected", "changed protection level" or "pending changes". If there are a number of entries on the log page, you might find it easier to select "Protection log" or "Pending changes log" from the dropdown menu in the blue box.
• Requests to downgrade full protection to template protection on templates and modules can be directed straight here; you do not need to ask the protecting admin first.
• Requests for removing create protection on redlinked articles are generally assisted by having a draft version of the intended article prepared beforehand.
• If you want to make spelling corrections or add uncontroversial information to a protected page please add {{Edit fully-protected}} to the article's talk page, along with an explanation of what you want to add to the page. If the talk page is protected please use the section below.

Check the archives if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

Current requests for edits to a protected page

Further information: Wikipedia:Edit requests

Ideally, requests should be made on the article talk page rather than here.

• Unless the talk page itself is protected, you may instead add the appropriate template among {{Edit protected}}, {{Edit template-protected}}, {{Edit extended-protected}}, or {{Edit semi-protected}} to the article's talk page if you would like to make a change rather than requesting it here. Doing so will automatically place the page in the appropriate category for the request to be reviewed.
• Where requests are made due to the editor having a conflict of interest (COI; see Wikipedia:Suggestions for COI compliance), the {{Edit COI}} template should be used.
• Requests to move move-protected pages should be made at Wikipedia:Requested moves, not here.
• If the discussion page and the article are both protected preventing you from making an edit request, this page is the right place to make that request. Please see the top of this page for instructions on how to post requests.
• This page is not for continuing or starting discussions regarding content should both an article and its discussion page be protected. Please make a request only if you have a specific edit you wish to make.

Create a level 3 header with a link to the article in question, then a {{Pagelinks}} template and then the reason. It looks like this: Example (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) your request here. ~~~~

Handled requests

A rolling archive of the last seven days of protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Rolling archive.